HRC scores members of Congress on LGBTQ support
Almost 200 members of Congress, including zero Republicans, received a perfect score on Human Rights Campaign’s Congressional Scorecard.
Members of Congress were scored based on a range of key indicators of support — from votes in the House to pass pro-equality legislation like the Respect for Marriage Act and Equality Act to votes in the Senate to confirm historic, pro-LGBTQ+ Biden-Harris cabinet officials and judicial nominees, as well as co-sponsorships in both chambers on pieces of legislation that significantly impact LGBTQ+ people and their families.
For the 117th Congress, 194 members of Congress earned a perfect 100 score. That total includes 193 Democrats and one Independent in the House and Senate.
No Republicans earned perfect scores. Locally, Sen. John Cornyn received a score of 14 and Sen. Ted Cruz scored 0. Cornyn voted to approved the nomination of Pete Buttigieg and voted for the bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
